Storing food in plastic containers and eating highly processed food are both associated with high concentrations of ...

The public is starting to understand that they can find microplastics in their food, particularly seafood, but exposure from ...

Microplastics are tiny plastic fragments measuring less than 5mm in length, commonly found in many everyday foods and drinks ...

"While we don’t yet know what the effects of the microplastics are, we do know that antioxidants in fruit and vegetables, ...

While eliminating plastics entirely from our diets may be impossible, making some swaps can help reduce exposure ...

We rarely stop to think about what really happens when we chew a piece of gum. Beyond the taste or the elastic texture, that simple gesture could be releasing in our mouth tiny plastic particles that ...

Many of us don't think twice about casually popping a stick of gum in our mouth. But chew on this: When you do, you're also chomping on, and possibly ingesting, hundreds, if not thousands, of ...

Despite public focus on seafood, its microplastic content can be lower than other sources, and storing food in plastic or ...

From takeout containers and tea bags to bottled water, gum, and even cheese, these were the most-read microplastic stories of 2025. Here’s what scientists have been finding about where microplastics ...

While extensive research is still needed to determine how microplastics impact human health, we are learning more about how widespread these plastic particles actually are. This year brought many new ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something. Humans have chewed on gum for millennia. Scientists are still trying to figure out why.

We’ve all heard the myth that swallowed gum stays in your body for seven years. While that’s not true, it’s still generally not great to swallow it, since our digestive system can’t break it down. But ...